A Nose for News, Part II: The Nose Knows
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Social Studies Vocational/Technical | |
| Author | Lisa Jefferies
Julia Benincosa-Bumgardner Barbara Brunetti | |
| Description | Part two of A Nose for News. Includes comprenhensive
information about the other aspects of a school newspaper. Includes lessons on advice columns, the importance of positive news articles, editorials, comic strips, and filler information. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer workstation(s), Internet access, Microsoft Paint access, scanner, photomanipulation software (Microsoft Photo Editor or Adobe Photodeluxe. | |
| Grade Level | 6 7 8 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts
Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions Gathers and uses information for research purposes Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of literary texts Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a!variety of informational texts | |
| Career Clusters | Business and Marketing Fine Arts and Humanities | |
| Keywords | Newspaper, journalism, writing, publishing, news | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Introduction
Lesson 1: Good News Travels Fast! Lesson 2: Filler-Up Lesson 3: The Editorial Page--It's Your Call Lesson 4: Comedic Comics Lesson 5: Jobs In Journalism | |
| Learner Outcomes | The student will:
Be exposed to examples of comic strips and cartoon styles. Develop skills in cartoon style. Utilize brainstorming techniques to develop comic materials. Develop comic artistic skills. Develop comic writing skills. Gain comprehension of cartoon techniques. Identify the components of a comic strip. | |
| Materials | Art paper, Pencils (drawing and colored), scanner,
computer, photo manipulation software (not required but suggested). Part One- Class set of newspapers with comics, Scissors. Part Two- Internet access. Study of web pages on drawing cartoons. Part Three- Using art paper, draw cartoons. Part Four- Internet access. Study of web pages on creating comic strips. Part Five- Using art paper or in Microsoft Paint, create comic strip. Part Six- Using a photo manipulation software program, scan student comic strips to modify or improve quality for publication into Word. | |
| Enrichment activities | Clip comic strips and white-out talk and thought
bubbles. Duplicate and have students write in new text. Clip comic strips and cut in between frames. Have students practice putting frames back into sequence. | |
| References | Instructional Goals and Objectives
Linked files from site | |
| English IGO or CSO | 6.52, 6.53, 6.54, 6.55, 6.56, 6.57, 6.58, 6.59, 6.60, 6.61, 6.62, 6.63, 6.64, 6.65, 6.66, 8.48, 8.49, 8.50, 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, 8.54, 8.55, 8.56, 8.57, 8.58, 8.59, 8.60, 8.61, 8.62, 8.63, 8.64, 6.67, 7.1, 7.2, 7.7, 7.8, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.5, 7.52, 7.53, 7.54, 7.55, 7.56, 7.57, 7.58, 7.59, 7.60, 7.61, 7.62, 7.64, 7.65, 7.172, 7.61, 7.173, 7.62, 7.65, 7.87, 8.72, 8.92, 8.102, 8.112, 8.122, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 6.154, 6.60, 6.66, 6.87, 6.131, 6.155, 6.65, 6.156, 6.157, 6.60, 6.158, 6.159, 6.160, 6.33, 6.151, 7.164, 7.165, 7.166, 7.167, 7.168, 6.3, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 7.5, 8.4, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9 | |